Your favourite war.
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Falklands War.
Against all odds, this was a war that no one thought Britain had the will to win but our professionalism and perseverance on the far side of the world showed that Britain's decline in the 1970's was to end and be reversed.
It was also likely the last "proper war" of the 20th century. It was not a proxy war or just a pawn in the machinations of the Cold War but a conflict harking back to the conflicts of the 1930's: a military Junta invading a small defenceless country in nothing but a fascistic flexing of military might.
It was a war where the morality was clear, the mission was clear, while simultaneously the task seemed impossible and pushed everyone to their limits only not only was victory achieved but was achieved with amazing success. And even when disaster struck, such as the Exocet missiles, the conviction of the armed forces, the politicians and the people did not falter.
Least favourite war would have to be the current in Afghanistan, not because I disagree with the principal of us being there but that equipment shortages and terrible management at a political level are dooming such a righteous cause. But with any luck (perhaps a new government) the failures can be reversed.
Against all odds, this was a war that no one thought Britain had the will to win but our professionalism and perseverance on the far side of the world showed that Britain's decline in the 1970's was to end and be reversed.
It was also likely the last "proper war" of the 20th century. It was not a proxy war or just a pawn in the machinations of the Cold War but a conflict harking back to the conflicts of the 1930's: a military Junta invading a small defenceless country in nothing but a fascistic flexing of military might.
It was a war where the morality was clear, the mission was clear, while simultaneously the task seemed impossible and pushed everyone to their limits only not only was victory achieved but was achieved with amazing success. And even when disaster struck, such as the Exocet missiles, the conviction of the armed forces, the politicians and the people did not falter.
Least favourite war would have to be the current in Afghanistan, not because I disagree with the principal of us being there but that equipment shortages and terrible management at a political level are dooming such a righteous cause. But with any luck (perhaps a new government) the failures can be reversed.
yes but the cold war itself wasn't a war,smaller conflicts like Vietnam and Afghanistan were wars but the Cold War was just everyone pointing nukes at each other, both too afraid to push the red buttonHellskull said:
(I still have a escape route if this goes wrong)
I always found that Yugoslavian affair fascinating. Strange to think of ethnic cleansing so recently. Plus, I saw some bombed-out buildings in Croatia a year or two ago. That was a weird feeling. Glad it's all over now. And that they caught that crazy bastard. He was posing as a new-age hippy.
I have no favorite war since war is bad and encourages developers to make war games making School Shooting happen 50% more often and also creat obesety because our nerds have no lives and this just desrtoys the earth.
/Jack Thompson
I would have to say the 6 Day war was pretty damn interesting and was a gread David VS Galioth battle.
/Jack Thompson
I would have to say the 6 Day war was pretty damn interesting and was a gread David VS Galioth battle.
If I can turn down my English-jingoism for a moment I'll have to Agree with you on that one.J-Alfred said:
The American War of Independence was the pretty much the only significant war that Britain lost in the modern era (post-renaissance) and I have to admit it was one of those amazing underdog victories and led to a country and system of government that even our English parliament has adopted a lot from.
Particularly enshrining the Right to Freedom of speech. Now that is something really special.
Napoleonic Wars/Crimean War
Oh, and OP? The Thousand Years War? That's just too badass to be true, I'm afraid.
Oh, and OP? The Thousand Years War? That's just too badass to be true, I'm afraid.
And the attack on the western front would not have occurred without the Americans.MaskedMori said:
This is wrong. This statement is completely incorrect. The jet engine was a British invention. The Germans were merely the first to use it.Christemo said:
The Americans and the Russians and just about everyone else were working on assult rifles too.
And i'm going to say the American Civil War. The only war America ever won without foreign aid
